lf VS clifm

Compare lf vs clifm and see what are their differences.

lf

Terminal file manager (by gokcehan)

clifm

The shell-like, command line terminal file manager: simple, fast, extensible, and lightweight as hell. (by leo-arch)
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lf clifm
108 90
7,039 1,233
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8.9 9.9
7 days ago 7 days ago
Go C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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lf

Posts with mentions or reviews of lf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-21.

clifm

Posts with mentions or reviews of clifm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-28.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing lf and clifm you can also consider the following projects:

ranger - A VIM-inspired filemanager for the console

nnn - n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

ueberzug - ueberzug is a command line util which allows to display images in combination with X11. The user is expected to have knowledge of theoretical computer science. https://github.com/seebye/ueberzug/wiki/Troubleshooting/119e30f331799b30fb9594db29740685cb09425b

mpv-image-viewer - Configuration, scripts and tips for using mpv as an image viewer

lfm

xplr - A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer

fm-nvim - 🗂 Neovim plugin that lets you use your favorite terminal file managers (and fuzzy finders) from within Neovim.

broot - A new way to see and navigate directory trees : https://dystroy.org/broot

fzf - :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

fzf.vim - fzf :heart: vim

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